Collins, Norman, 1907-1982
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Name (Latin)
Collins, Norman, 1907-1982
Date of birth
1907-10-03
Date of death
1982-09-06
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Loch Ness monster
Literature
Radio broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Occupation
Authors
Executives
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His The facts of fiction, 1932.
- Nessletter, no. 54, October 1982:page 1 (Ness Information Service; searching for an answer to the Loch Ness mystery; Mr. Collins, an early member of NIS, has died in London; he had a distinguished career in both radio and television as well as writing a number of novels, including "The Husband's Story"; he was the founder-chairman of the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau and continued his interest in the mystery after the LNI ceased field operations)
- Norman Collins, 3 October 1907-6 September 1982, British novelist and radio and television executive; he was a major figure in the establishment of competitive television broadcasting in Britain) ; 19 May 2023 (born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England; died in London; joined the BBC in 1941; Controller of BBC Television Service (1947-1950); known for founding Associated Television (ATV) in 1955 ( (Wikipedia, February 15, 2016) )
- Wikipedia, viewed 19 May 2023:under Loch Ness Monster (the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau (1962-1972), LNPIB, was a UK-based society formed by Norman Collins, R. S. R. Fitter, politician David James, Peter Scott and Constance Whyte "to study Loch Ness to identify the creature known as the Loch Ness Monster or determine the causes of reports of it")
Wikipedia description:
Norman Richard Collins (3 October 1907 – 6 September 1982) was a British writer, and later a radio and television executive, who became one of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television (ITV) network in the UK. This was the first organisation to break the BBC's broadcasting monopoly when it began transmitting in 1955.
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